Mosley 'won't overshadow' Monaco GP

Mosley is expected to visit the paddock in Monte Carlo tomorrow for the first time since the News of the World made allegations about his private life prior to the race in Bahrain.

He did not make an appearance in the paddock during Wednesday's build-up - remaining in his private offices throughout the day. However, autosport.com understands he held a meeting with Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali and design consultant Rory Byrne, plus Renault team principal Flavio Briatore and director of engineering Pat Symonds.

Although there will likely be huge media interest in Mosley's return to the F1 paddock, Theissen is confident that the main focus of the weekend will remain on the on-track action.

When asked by autosport.com if he was concerned Mosley's presence could overshadow the Monaco Grand Prix, Theissen said: "I don't think so and I don't expect that. I don't believe it will be the dominant issue this weekend."

Although there have been reports that some team bosses will try and avoid being pictured with Mosley, Theissen made it clear he would not deliberately shun Mosley but countered: "I am not looking for him."

Red Bull Racing's Mark Webber, the only driver so far to have spoken out against Mosley, was equally not worried about the FIA president's presence in the paddock being the major talking point of the weekend.

"Mate, I'm not going to bed thinking about what's going to happen, to be honest," he said. "I'm not losing a huge amount of sleep over it. He's big enough and old enough to make his own decisions for himself, and what will be will be this weekend.

"We'll see what happens. And we'll see what happens on June the third as well. We'll see how we feel with his presence, and see how people handle all that. It's obviously the first time that it has happened since the scandal happened, and we'll see what the reaction is to having him here in person."

When asked if he was disappointed that other figures within the sport had not spoken out about their feelings on the matter, Webber said: "I'm not surprised, no. Most guys say 'no comment' because ... it's easier.

"If someone asks me what I think of a football match, or anything, I'd like to think that ... you know, I'm 31, and if someone asks if it is good or bad, why can't you say what you think? It's only an opinion. It's not earth-shattering."